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Dorchester outlines Maryland 250 events, grants and marketing push
Summary
Dorchester County tourism officials and the Maryland 250 commission detailed a yearlong semiquincentennial program of local events, marketing placements and small grants; county organizations received roughly $73,500 in 13 grants and a county visitor-center exhibit is open through June.
Dorchester County tourism director Holly Griffin and Maryland 250 commission director Michelle Johnson told the county council that Dorchester is leading local planning for the statewide Maryland 250 commemoration and has a packed calendar of events for 2026.
Griffin described a local Maryland 250 timeline that began in May 2023 and includes monthly stakeholder meetings, a visitor-center Dorchester 250 exhibit, walking tours, a Voices on the Shore music and spoken-word program, and July 4 celebrations in Cambridge, East New Market and Vienna. She said the county is using a designated Dorchester 250 logo and supporting…
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